Emergency planning committee talks past and future projectsKodiak’s Local Emergency Planning Committee met this week to discuss past successful educational projects and future plans. Jack Maker, assistant planner for the Kodiak Island Borough, said an emergency booth was set up at Crab Festival again, but it didn’t quite live up to the 2014 booth when th...

Ruckers’ ‘yes’ brought them to KodiakSaying “yes” to God opens doors to places — geographical and spiritual— that you never dreamed of going, said Fr. David Rucker, who, along with his wife, Rozanne, joined the staff of St. Herman’s Seminary last semester. “If we say ‘yes’ to God -- ‘We’ll go wherever You want us to go, we’ll give w...

In the Courts: July 3Shawn W. Gunn pleaded guilty to violating conditions of release. Gunn was sentenced to 15 days in jail. Andrew N. Panamarioff pleaded guilty to vehicle theft in the first degree. Panamarioff was sentenced to 24 months in jail (21 suspended) and fined $10,000 ($10,000 suspended) and placed on prob...

Acheivers: Ashley Rohrer named to dean’s list at Grove City CollegeAshley Rohrer, a freshman music education student at Grove City College in Pennsylvania, has been named to the dean's list for the 2015 spring semester, a news release from the college said Thursday. Ashley is a 2014 graduate of Kodiak High School and is the daughter of Dan and Jill Rohrer of Kod...

Kodiak Little Leaguers head to District I competition A group of Kodiak youths are set to make history on the diamond. For the first time ever, Kodiak Little League is sending an intermediate all-star baseball team to the mainland to compete in the District I tournament that begins Monday in Knik. Major and junior all-star squads normally represent ...

Dressing up for teaWow! It really is true that you appreciate the sun much more when you only see it one-third of the year. Days like we had yesterday and Wednesday, with the perfect temperature of 65 degrees, a light breeze, and just a few puffy, friendly clouds in the sky make for paradise. And yes, the sky is bl...

Amazing Nature: Skates are indicators of ocean diversityOne of my favorite places to be at a low tide is the wide sandy beach that stretches from the mouth of Buskin River down to the old military roads behind Boy Scout Lake. I love the view, the seals that often stick their heads out of the waves to spy on me, and the way the dark basalt and light pu...

Troopers arrest wanted Kodiak manA Kodiak man wanted for allegedly failing to comply with court order to complete community work service was arrested Wednesday, a trooper report said. Robert Furrow, 35, initially refused to identify himself after state troopers made contact with him to verify a report of a wanted person being si...